Domestic 2004 Weekend 40
October 1-3, 2004
| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | $48,307,984 | +3,225.8% | 42.5% | 3 | Shark Tale | $47,604,606 | 98.5% | 1 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | 3 | $25,086,998 | +291% | 22.1% | 7 | Ladder 49 | $22,088,204 | 88% | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | $11,820,733 | -43.8% | 10.4% | 1 | The Forgotten | $11,820,733 | 100% | 2 | Revolution Studios |
| 4 | 2 | $4,663,727 | -49.8% | 4.1% | 4 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $3,278,417 | 70.3% | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 4 | $2,690,802 | -47.1% | 2.4% | 7 | First Daughter | $2,158,637 | 80.2% | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 5 | $2,636,659 | -45.1% | 2.3% | 2 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $2,310,267 | 87.6% | 4 | Screen Gems |
| 7 | 34 | $2,534,307 | +5,268.2% | 2.2% | 3 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | $2,500,000 | 98.6% | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 8 | 9 | $2,487,750 | -14.2% | 2.2% | 4 | Napoleon Dynamite | $1,391,097 | 55.9% | 17 | - |
| 9 | 8 | $2,400,000 | -27.3% | 2.1% | 1 | Shaun of the Dead | $2,400,000 | 100% | 2 | Rogue Pictures |
| 10 | 6 | $2,367,120 | -48% | 2.1% | 2 | Wimbledon | $1,739,075 | 73.5% | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 7 | $2,161,092 | -43.6% | 1.9% | 2 | Cellular | $2,000,000 | 92.5% | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 12 | 12 | $1,422,112 | +44.3% | 1.3% | 3 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $1,085,460 | 76.3% | 2 | Focus Features |
| 13 | 10 | $1,256,339 | -46.4% | 1.1% | 2 | Hero | $1,235,134 | 98.3% | 6 | Miramax |
| 14 | 15 | $448,110 | -31% | 0.4% | 2 | A Dirty Shame | $274,235 | 61.2% | 3 | Fine Line Features |
| 15 | 16 | $390,278 | +3.5% | 0.3% | 1 | What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | $390,278 | 100% | 35 | - |
| 16 | 22 | $389,936 | +137.5% | 0.3% | 4 | Going Upriver | $279,219 | 71.6% | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 18 | 13 | $319,941 | -58.5% | 0.3% | 3 | The Cookout | $147,304 | 46% | 5 | Lionsgate Films |
| 19 | 14 | $314,791 | -56.8% | 0.3% | 6 | Catwoman | $73,591 | 23.4% | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | 17 | $179,950 | -38.1% | 0.2% | 1 | Spider-Man 2 | $179,950 | 100% | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 28 | $125,254 | +24.6% | 0.1% | 10 | Head in the Clouds | $57,303 | 45.7% | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | 19 | $115,004 | -56.9% | 0.1% | 2 | Silver City | $103,555 | 90% | 3 | Newmarket Films |
| 23 | 27 | $104,185 | -2.1% | <0.1% | 2 | The Yes Men | $58,495 | 56.1% | 2 | United Artists |
| 24 | 21 | $102,069 | -47.3% | <0.1% | 4 | Criminal | $50,582 | 49.6% | 4 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 25 | 24 | $96,886 | -20.5% | <0.1% | 2 | Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk | $72,050 | 74.4% | 103 | Giant Screen Films |
| 26 | 25 | $96,257 | -18.9% | <0.1% | 5 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | $45,842 | 47.6% | 5 | IDP Distribution |
| 27 | 23 | $92,217 | -32% | <0.1% | 1 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | $92,217 | 100% | 3 | - |
| 28 | 32 | $76,746 | +43.6% | <0.1% | 5 | Red Lights | $42,532 | 55.4% | 7 | Wellspring Media |
| 29 | 29 | $71,646 | -25.6% | <0.1% | 4 | Intimate Strangers | $54,133 | 75.6% | 10 | Paramount Classics |
| 30 | 26 | $70,531 | -35.7% | <0.1% | 1 | A Day Without a Mexican | $70,531 | 100% | 21 | Televisa Cine |
| 32 | 33 | $46,863 | -8.7% | <0.1% | 1 | Bugs! | $46,863 | 100% | 82 | SK Films |
| 33 | 18 | $46,643 | -83.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | $46,643 | 100% | 6 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 34 | 35 | $43,500 | - | <0.1% | 3 | Haunted Castle | $32,500 | 74.7% | 189 | - |
| 35 | 31 | $42,326 | -21% | <0.1% | 3 | Space Station 3D | $34,170 | 80.7% | 129 | IMAX |
| 36 | 30 | $35,970 | -49.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Guiana 1838 | $35,970 | 100% | 2 | RBC Radio |
| 37 | 38 | $28,138 | +0.3% | <0.1% | 1 | The Corporation 2004 Re-release | $28,138 | 100% | 18 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 38 | 43 | $26,737 | +73.1% | <0.1% | 4 | Testosterone | $11,195 | 41.9% | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 39 | 51 | $22,900 | +269.6% | <0.1% | 2 | Dig! | $20,437 | 89.2% | 1 | Palm Pictures |
| 40 | 40 | $17,290 | -23.1% | <0.1% | 2 | Hollywood Buddha | $13,664 | 79% | 2 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 41 | 41 | $15,667 | -20% | <0.1% | 2 | Bush's Brain | $10,722 | 68.4% | 7 | Tartan |
| 42 | 56 | $15,500 | +284.7% | <0.1% | 2 | Un monde presque paisible 2004 Re-release | $10,036 | 64.7% | 7 | Empire Pictures Inc. |
| 43 | 39 | $12,407 | -48.6% | <0.1% | 1 | Saints and Soldiers | $12,407 | 100% | 9 | Excel Entertainment |
| 44 | 47 | $12,059 | +19.2% | <0.1% | 1 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | $12,059 | 100% | 17 | Dada Films |
| 45 | 37 | $11,810 | -65% | <0.1% | 2 | When Will I Be Loved | $9,877 | 83.6% | 4 | IFC Films |
| 46 | 46 | $9,974 | -9% | <0.1% | 2 | Ju-on: The Grudge | $9,424 | 94.5% | 11 | Vitagraph Films |
| 47 | 49 | $9,120 | +5.7% | <0.1% | 1 | The Take | $9,120 | 100% | 2 | Icarus Films |
| 48 | 50 | $8,370 | +6.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Life of Brian 2004 Re-release | $8,370 | 100% | 23 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 49 | 42 | $6,155 | -66.6% | <0.1% | 1 | The Best Two Years | $6,155 | 100% | 33 | - |
| 50 | 36 | $5,721 | -83.5% | <0.1% | 1 | Benji: Off the Leash! | $5,721 | 100% | 7 | - |
| 51 | 44 | $4,925 | -61.6% | <0.1% | 1 | Imelda | $4,925 | 100% | 17 | Unico Entertainment |
| 52 | 58 | $4,683 | +31.1% | <0.1% | 2 | Bright Leaves | $2,497 | 53.3% | 6 | First Run |
| 53 | 45 | $3,675 | -70.2% | <0.1% | 1 | Nicotina | $3,675 | 100% | 7 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 54 | 48 | $3,406 | -63.8% | <0.1% | 1 | Malevolence | $3,406 | 100% | 4 | - |
| 55 | 68 | $3,318 | +400.5% | <0.1% | 1 | You'll Get Over It | $3,318 | 100% | 16 | - |
| 56 | 52 | $3,271 | -44.5% | <0.1% | 1 | The Five Obstructions | $3,271 | 100% | 19 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 58 | 53 | $2,674 | -51.4% | <0.1% | 1 | Mind the Gap | $2,674 | 100% | 2 | - |
| 59 | 61 | $1,887 | -29.6% | <0.1% | 1 | Incident at Loch Ness | $1,887 | 100% | 3 | Abramorama |
| 60 | 67 | $1,795 | +115.7% | <0.1% | 1 | The Inheritance | $1,795 | 100% | 13 | The Cinema Guild |
| 61 | 66 | $1,633 | +77.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Godzilla | $1,633 | 100% | 22 | Rialto Pictures |
| 62 | 57 | $938 | -75.1% | <0.1% | 1 | Gozu | $938 | 100% | 10 | - |
| 63 | 54 | $672 | -87.2% | <0.1% | 2 | The Hunting of the President | $352 | 52.4% | 16 | Regent Releasing |
| 64 | 63 | $544 | -69.3% | <0.1% | 1 | Chooch | $544 | 100% | 6 | Artistic License |
| 65 | 55 | $457 | -89.5% | <0.1% | 1 | Distant | $457 | 100% | 30 | New Yorker Films |
